From upper left: David LaPorte, Julio Herrera, Dennis
Livingston, Anath Das, Paul Siliciano, Eric Hendrickson, Michel Sanders,
Reuben Harris, Anja-Katrin Bielinsky, Jim Fuchs, Howard Towle |
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The main focus of the Molecular Biology Division is
to understand the regulation of basic and disease related cellular processes
such as gene expression, hormonal signaling, RNA processing, DNA replication,
recombination and repair.
Dennis Livingston,
Division Head
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FACULTY AND RESEARCH INTERESTS |
Primary Members |
| Kenneth W. Adolph |
Gene structure and regulation |
| Anja-Katrin Bielinsky |
Regulation of DNA replication, cell cycle, cancer |
Anath Das
|
Trans-kingdom DNA transfer; plant-microbe
interactions |
| James A. Fuchs |
Gene regulation; protein structure-function relationships;
metabolic regulation |
| Reuben
S. Harris |
Mechanisms of purposeful mutation relating to innate and
adaptive immunity. |
| Eric Hendrickson |
Mechanisms of mammalian DNA double-strand break repair |
| David C. LaPorte |
Gene expression; protein phosphorylation cascades |
| Dennis M. Livingston |
Mutation; DNA repair and genetic recombination |
| Michel M. Sanders |
Estrogen; androgen; transcription |
| Paul J. Siliciano |
Nucleic acid biochemistry; molecular genetics |
| Alexandra Sobeck |
Cellular mechanisms of maintaining genomic stability; DNA damage response during chromosomal replication |
| Howard C. Towle |
Nutritional and hormonal regulation of mammalian gene
expression |
| Brian G. Van Ness |
Molecular immunology; gene expression; lymphoid cancers |
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Secondary Members |
| David A. Bernlohr |
Metabolic control and gene regulation; obesity/insulin
action; lipid metabolism |
| Do-Hyung Kim |
Biological networks that coordinate metabolism and growth |
| Lincoln R. Potter |
Natriuretic peptide receptors, guanylyl cyclases and cGMP |
| Janet L. Schottel |
mRNA stability; plant-pathogen interactions; gene expression |
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Joint Members - From Other
Departments |
| Vivian
J. Bardwell |
Regulation of gene expression; cancer |
| Stephen C. Ekker |
Determination of the animal body plan; patterning of the
eye; biochemical properties of auto-processing systems |
| Thomas
S. Hays |
Cytoskeleton and cell motility; Developmental mechanisms |
| Laura
J. Mauro |
Role of protein tyrosine phosphatases in cell differentiation
and cell adhesion |
| Harry
T. Orr |
Cerebellar gene expression; mammalian development; histocompatability
genes |
| Ann
E. Rougvie |
Temporal control of development; gene expression; protein-DNA
interactions |
| Jeffrey
A. Simon |
Molecular biology of animal development; gene expression;
protein-protein and protein-DNA interactions |
| David
A. Zarkower |
Sex determination; regulation of gene expression in development |
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